STATE GOAL 1: Read with understanding and fluency.Students read ghost stories for inspiration and modeling.

STATE GOAL 2: Read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.Students read histories, biographies and based-on-fact fiction as research for their own ghost stories.

STATE GOAL 3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposesStudents learn techniques to writing effective ghost stories.

STATE GOAL 4: Listen and speak effectively in a variety of situationsStudents tell, read or perform their stories to each other in the classroom.

STATE GOAL 5: Use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate informationDrawing from a number of resources, students weave facts with imagination to thrill their friends.

STATE GOAL 13: Understand the relationships among science, technology and society in historical and contemporary contextsGhost stories can include all history including the present, weather, climate, socio-economic conditions and scientific thought, bound together by imagination.

STATE GOAL 14: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United StatesGhost story conflicts have factual context.

STATE GOAL 15: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United StatesFactual context provides real conflict on which to base ghost stories.

STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nationsRe-creating the ghost story’s time period involves researching the influences of that time.

STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United StatesResearch helps create realistic relationships in a ghost story.

STATE GOAL 22: Understand principles of health promotion and the prevention and treatment of illness and injuryResearching current and historic health issues offers a wealth of ghost story details.

STATE GOAL 31: Develop an awareness of personal identity and positive self-conceptCreating fictional characters allows exploration of personality types and as well as what motivates them.

Source: Illinois Learning Standards (ILS) from the Illinois State Board of Education www.isbe.net